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ANU Flute Day strikes the right note
The first ANU Flute Day, held by the ANU School of Music, drew participants from far and wide for an afternoon of bonding, learning and playing. More than 80 flautists attended on 16 March, ranging from 6 to 80 years of age and varying experience levels. They travelled from as far afield as…
After years of vicious culture wars, hope may yet triumph over hate in Australian politics
By Dr Chris Wallace, National Centre of Biography, ANU School of History This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series…
New book gives critical analysis on 40 years since Iranian revolution
Leading Middle Eastern scholar Professor Amin Saikal has cautioned that American sanctions placed on Iran following the Trump administration's withdrawal from a multiparty nuclear deal are unlikely to work, and could lead to military conflict. Professor Saikal is the author of three books about…
Up close and personal with Kim Cunio
Associate Professor Kim Cunio contains multitudes. There are many – and competing – facets that make up who he is. He has spent a lifetime reconciling these parts of his identity and trying to heal rifts that he sees within society through music. Physically, he says that he's a middle-aged man of…
CASS disciplines internationally recognised in the world top 10
Five ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences disciplines have been named among the world’s top 10 in the 2019 QS World University Rankings By Subject. Philosophy (5th in the world) became the highest ranked discipline at ANU. Anthropology (7th in the world), and Politics, Sociology, and Social…
Appointment of Dr Tony Dreise, as Professor of Indigenous Policy Research and Director of CAEPR
The Vice-Chancellor of ANU, Professor Brian Schmidt AC, has announced that Dr Tony Dreise, a proud descendent of the Guumilaroi and Euahlayi First Nations of north-west New South Wales and south-west Queensland, has been appointed Professor of Indigenous Policy Research and will be the new Director…
New Global Rome study course reveals Italy's complex history
New in 2019 - Global Rome: Culture and Identity in the Italian Capital will take students to Italy, exploring the city of Rome and revealing first hand a complex and engaging history spanning centuries. A city with almost 3000 years of history, incorporating a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome is a…